Egyptian, but what does it mean?

This is a sign on a small on a small pot that I posted earlier an thought it was polished copper. I just learned that Lotus flower has been used to mark egyptian gold and silver, so I would appreciate further thoughts

 

I don't see that as the same as the Egyptian lotus flower "national mark" on silver. This flared design in facing down in relation to the Roman letter G next to it, whereas the lotus flower is always facing up (the way it appears in nature.)

 

Thats true.

 

It looks the same as in pictures only inverted, which is really only point of view , but there sould be some arabic and some dots above, only it is damaged above so I cant see

 

DBA

 

Here's the other thread. There is nothing "Egyptian" about the decoration around the pot. Ivy is not the sort of plant that grows there.

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/small-pot-anyone-familiar-with-the-signage.6831/

 

"DBA" - as in dont bother anyway Arsenal?

 

B. you know I am looking into pendant history. Polish signs dont add up. I just found this clue when reading hallmarks for silver alfabetically

 

If I see that one of my posts is OBE or just incredibly stupid, I'll edit and put DBA for Deleted By Author. Quicker than self-reporting. If I could delete a post immediately myself I'd do that.

 

Sorry. You lost me.

 

Spring had written a request to see the pot. He edited it once he saw my post with the link to your other thread - since his request was then irrelevant.

 

Thanks B. It is not about the value of any particular thing here, for me. I know little - you know a lot about materials and stuff. I am just trying to learn and I cannot settle for knowing what something is NOT .

 

I understand, but knowing what something is NOT, is the best way to narrow your focus on what it IS. Just my 2 cents of advice as you learn about the things that interest you.

 

That is true, oh so true. I have to begin at what I see though...

 

Bad thing is that too many different things interest me at this moment. not good

 

Here are examples of the Egyptian National Lotus mark along with an Arabic character for silver purity in the middle and the Arabic mark for Cairo on the right:
http://www.h.cx/?country=Egypt&province=Cairo

More examples of Egypt silver markings, 5th section down on the right:
http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks.html

--- Susan

 

Here are pics of the mark cropped, zoomed, rotated, and in negative/inverted. That could be a "G", "S" or the number "5." Also looks like something else on the other side that may be a face???

--- Susan

 

The mark looks like it could be the top or bottom of a Fleur-de-lys. I have scanned through the following copper marks site with no luck on seeing anything like this mark. I could easily have missed it. You might look through the site for a mark like this one.
http://www.oldcopper.org/index.php

--- Susan

 

Thank you for posting that first Egyptian marks link and for enhancing Mak's picture. If it wasn't clear to him before, it should be now - that his piece is not marked with Egyptian silver or gold marking.

I agree that the partial mark could be part of a fleur-de-lis. Since the piece is copper, he should be looking at sources for marks on copper, not on some other metal. Given that it appears to have been lacquered (a relatively modern thing), it may be hard to find a match.

 

Hi Susan!
Thank you for taking interest and contributing to this thread.
Yes, the flower doesnt look egyptian and the pot doesnt look too old, but here are few more shots I took after polishing.